Sony Recalls 69,000 Power Adapters

Some things never change–especially at at Sony. The company is recalling a whopping 69,000 AC adapters over concerns of short circuiting and shock hazards. The announcement comes a year after the company recalled some 100,000 notebook battersa and nearly half a million notebooks.
So far no incidents have been reported in the US, and none of the incidents that have been reported outside the country have resulted in injury. The recall applies to adapter number VGP-AC19V17, which shipped with Vaio models VGC-LT, VGC-JS240, VGC-JS250, VGC-JS270 and VGC-JS290. All of the units shipped after September 2007.
The company is also recalling the following docking stations: VGC-LT, VGC-JS240, VGC-JS250, VGC-JS270, and VGC-JS290. If you need more information, you can call Sony at (877) 361-4481.